(It’s Monday, please give me red tickets, monthly tickets...)
Cao Mo asked the miners and villagers to disperse first, and work in the mine was temporarily suspended today.
Potu, Pari, Sam, Ed and others moved the items intercepted from the hands of the four policemen back to the room. Entering the wooden house, Cao Mo, who rarely smoked, also took a bag from Kabuga.
A cigarette and a gun were placed on the desk in front of the window.
After smoking a cigarette, Cao Mo's thoughts began to function normally.
The old chief, Felician, had experienced many storms in his life, but at this time he was still calm and explained the situation clearly.
These four police officers are indeed from the Lonta Regional Police Department, and they have not been targeted once or twice over the years.
They broke into the tribe today, and the old chief Felician calmly offered a few thousand naira as a filial piety, but he didn't know where they knew about the situation of the gold mine. They went straight to the mine and couldn't stop them.
Fortunately, Cao Mo appeared in time and shot them away.
Otherwise, the old chief Felician, whose temper has weakened over the years, would not have forcefully stopped them from taking their things, and would even have stopped Owema from causing trouble.
Owema was more angry, annoyed that he had let these four policemen go so easily, and felt that he should give them a severe lesson first.
Kabuga looked worried, worried about how he would deal with the four policemen turning around and coming back for revenge.
The local police station is relatively chaotic. Even if these four police officers do not have real evidence, it is not difficult to return to the police station and issue a random search warrant, not to mention that they may continue to cause trouble for them in the future - they thought of Longta
Purchasing essential production materials such as diesel at the market can also be a headache.
Of course, Cao Mo dared to shoot today and scared away four greedy policemen. Everyone's perception of Cao Mo still changed slightly; even ordinary workers and villagers looked at Cao Mo with more awe.
, I didn’t expect him to stand up so bravely and protect the Felician family’s property.
"Owema, Kabuga, take Potu and Ed to the Lonta Police Station to report the case, saying that four robbers pretended to be police officers to rob the gold mine, but we drove them away..." Cao Mo
Talk to Kabuga, Overema said.
Before, he acted more based on intuition, but now he calmed down a little and thought more clearly.
On the one hand, these four policemen mainly followed their usual habit and targeted the old chief Felician. They probably inquired about the huge increase in gold mine production and came to the door to extort money. They were not targeting him.
Furthermore, China is becoming increasingly powerful, and in Africa, Kanem's influence is not what it used to be. The four policemen already felt guilty after seeing his appearance. Cao Mo guessed that even if they turned around and wanted revenge, they would be more likely to
Most likely he was just trying to blackmail the old chief Felician and continue to harass the normal production of the mine.
Of course, it is also a way for them to take the initiative by insisting that a robber is pretending to be a policeman and reporting the crime first.
Cao Mo also weighed in on asking Overema, Kabuga, Potu, and Ed to report the crime.
Overema had a bad temper, and asking him to report the crime was to once again express the tough attitude here.
Kabuga is big, has a fierce look, but has a calm temperament. At critical moments, he can work with Potu and Ed to stabilize Overema and prevent the situation from deteriorating uncontrollably...
The old chief Felician also nodded. He could not think of any other way but to ask Owema and the others to report the crime first. We would wait for the other matters to be dealt with after the crime was reported.
Owema and the others started their Toyota pickup truck and rushed to Longta Town to report the crime. Cao Mo picked up the satellite phone again, contacted Song Yuqing, and asked her directly for Zhou Jianmin's contact number.
If the matter cannot be settled and there is a possibility of deterioration, Cao Mo will definitely ask the consulate for coordination.
He now contacted Zhou Jianmin in advance and reported it, so that if something happened, the consulate would be caught off guard.
"Why are you asking for Zhou Jianmin's phone number as soon as you arrive at the mine? Are you worried about me doing things?"
Song Yuqing didn't know what happened at the mine. She thought Cao Mo was anxious and asked about contacting agricultural experts. She said on the phone,
"Don't worry, I contacted Zhou Jianmin as soon as you set off in the morning. Zhou Jianmin said that the aid project to Africa is the direct counterpart of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the Kanem federal government. If Ibogu has such a need, it must also be obtained from the regional government.
Apply at all levels from the state government to the federal government, and then make unified arrangements. It is impossible for the consulate to bypass the federal government in Kanem and the Oyo state government and directly discuss aid cooperation with the grassroots. However, China happens to have an agricultural aid project.
In the Xikaga area of Oyo State, not far from Lungta, if you want to get technical guidance, the consulate can help you contact us. You can even select some villagers from Ibogu Village and send them to the Xikajia project for training.
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Song Yuqing spoke very quickly, and she was happy that Cao Mo's entrustment was completed so smoothly. She told Cao Mo the results of contacting Zhou Jianmin, but Cao Mo failed to interrupt.
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"Something happened in the mine. I need to report it to the consulate. If necessary, I may request consular protection..." Cao Mo said.
"What's going on?" Song Yuqing was startled on the other end of the phone when she heard Cao Mo mention consular protection and asked hurriedly.
Cao Mo told Song Yuqing exactly what happened just now, without bothering to save the cost of satellite calls, which was more than one dollar per minute.
"What, you shot? How could you shoot? If you don't say anything else, the local police will catch you just because of this!" Song Yuqing said anxiously.
"I have a gun license and it is legal to hold a gun. This will not be a clue." Cao Mo said calmly.
Next, Cao Mo clearly heard Song Yuqing take a breath on the other end of the phone, and then he was silent for a while without speaking again. He explained:
"I'm sorry, Sister Yuqing. When I went to Draculamore, Guo Jian asked me to run away with everything. And the security in Draculamore was really worrying, so I applied for a gun permit and bought it.
A gun. I don’t want to scare you, but Guo Jian is always startled by everything. When he first arrived at Draculamore, he was worried about everything. I persuaded him to apply for a gun license and buy a gun for self-defense, but he
I strongly opposed it. I then applied for a permit to buy a gun by myself and simply didn’t say anything about it.”
"I won't talk about this anymore. Let me contact Zhou Jianmin for you. If anything happens, please notify me in time - By the way, did Guo Jian find someone to report your illegal mining to the Longta Police Station?" Song Yuqing asked
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Song Yuqing's tone was somewhat cold, and Cao Mo thought that maybe he had obtained a gun license a long time ago, so the fact of secretly carrying a gun shocked her.
Cao Mo didn't have any explanation. Everyone's perception of others can change at any time. Even if they are good lovers, it is common for their relationship to suddenly fade. He can still expect Song Yuqing to have a relationship with him.
What an everlasting and intimate relationship.
Even though Song Yuqing promised to help contact Zhou Jianmin again, Cao Mo did not refuse.
He really needs to keep in touch with the consulate now, and needs the consulate to pay attention to him. As for asking Song Yuqing for help this time, he will find an opportunity to thank her in the future...
Cao Mo put down the phone, and after a while, Zhou Jianmin contacted him through the internal phone number of the Chinese Consulate in Draculamore.
Cao Mo told Zhou Jianmin in detail how he shot away the local police and how he registered an equipment leasing company to provide equipment leasing and technical support to the Felician family's Ibogu gold mine.
Zhou Jianmin still felt that Cao Mo was a bit reckless by shooting away the police who were intent on entering the mine for blackmail, but he still agreed with Cao Mo's subsequent handling. Reporting the crime could help him take the initiative.
However, the matter has just developed to this point, and it is not convenient for the consulate to intervene directly.
Zhou Jianmin just said that the consulate would pay attention to the progress of the whole matter at any time. If Cao Mo really felt that his personal safety was threatened, the consulate would not stand aside and do nothing. Of course, it also suggested that Cao Mo should leave Yibo Ancient Village and return to Dracula if possible.
Molai.
How could Cao Mo leave Yibo Ancient Village at this time? He could only change the subject and ask about the agricultural experts.
Regarding the matter of agricultural experts, Zhou Jianmin felt that Cao Mo could start working on it.
Zhou Jianmin had already reported this matter to the person in charge of the consulate after receiving Song Yuqing's call.
The person in charge of the consulate feels that this is a good thing for Chinese businessmen to really improve their relations with the local area. Even if there is no direct assistance project for the time being, the consulate will actively help with communication and promotion.
The consulate is still not able to help at the moment, but after contacting me, it always puts people's minds at ease.
In order to appease the hearts of the old chief Felician and Potato, Cao Mo talked to them about building a vegetable farm...